Also absent from the summer agreement is a Senate provision backed by Nixon that would roll several of the state's existing business programs into a single new program dubbed "Compete Missouri" that would provide incentives for training, hiring and -- in some cases -- retaining employees instead of moving a business to another state.

A new product called Compete Plus, a mix of bacteria and fungi from Plant Health Care 11 May 2011

Three key reasons for this decision are outlined in the Competition Policy Review Panel's report called Compete to Win: to ensure Canadian companies have access to capital and experts; to promote competition; and to improve services for consumers.